Tag: Japan

When visiting in Kitakyushu Japan, my daughter Emma and I would see these two bear-like figures all around town in different situations. From the varied contexts we couldn’t tell what they were promoting or relaying—though they didn’t seem to be at all commercial—or if they were bears at all. Sometime the white one appeared on… Read more The Green Ambassadors in White and Black

Another choice print artifact collected in Tokyo during last year’s trip. I’m told it’s an announcement for some cultural event(s) and the cat is saying “attention!” of something similar. But who cares? This adorns my office door at ODU.

In August 2015, I’ll be traveling to Japan to teach a 5-day summer course at the University of Kitakyushu. Old Dominion University takes part in an annual exchange program where faculty submit proposals for a course they would offer on some aspect of American (U.S.) culture. My proposal, “Way Out West: American Graphic Design 1776–now”… Read more Teaching in Japan